Howden Dam
Derwent Valley, Derbyshire
associated engineer
Not known
date 1901 - 1912
era Modern |
category Dam/Reservoir |
OS grid reference SK170924
ICE reference number HEW 185
photo PHEW
The most northerly, and the first completed, of the three Derwent valley dams built to create the reservoirs that supply Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and Leicester.
The dams and reservoirs were made by the Derwent Valley Water Authority. The other two dams are the Derwent Dam and the Ladybower Dam.
Howden Dam is constructed in masonry. It has castellated towers at each end. It is 1,080ft high and the wall is 117ft above the valley floor. At the base of the wall it is 178ft thick, tapering to 10ft thick at the top.
Howden Reservoir holds 1,980 million gallons and is one and a quarter miles from head to dam.
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